Fastest-improving players from Scotland

The fastest-improving (by % Season change) players from Scotland, ranked on Field Insider.

At a glance

E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the standout for raw talent across players from Scotland, with a Field Insider Rating of 94.8, and S. McTominay has been the form player this season, grading 65.6, and O. McBurnie leads the scoring with 18 goals.

The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: P. McGinn has improved his Season rating most, up +47.6 on last season, while K. Bowie's scouting Rating has risen fastest, +29.4 over the same span. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.

By our market-value index, E. Anderson of Nottingham Forest is the most valuable name in this group at 125.4.

Hellas Verona · 24/25→25/26

Most improved

P. McGinn+47.6SsN

Motherwell · 24/25→25/26

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#	Player	Team	Age	Δ%	Season	Rating
1	O. McBurnie Centre-forward	Hull City	30	+121.2 24/25→25/26	65121.2%	4617.1%
2	E. Watt Defensive midfielder	Motherwell	26	+120.8 24/25→25/26	52120.8%	476.3%
3	C. Paterson Centre-forward	Milton Keynes Dons	31	+115 24/25→25/26	43115%	1951.7%
4	R. Ure Centre-forward	Sirius	22	+107.7 24/25→25/26	46107.7%	415.3%
5	C. McGrandles Defensive midfielder	Lincoln	30	+102.3 24/25→25/26	45102.3%	345.3%
6	D. Campbell Central midfielder	Northampton	25	+64.8 24/25→25/26	3564.8%	4644.5%
7	J. Robson Full-back	Oldham	28	+62.3 23/24→25/26	5062.3%	2811.1%
8	O. Burke Centre-forward	Union Berlin	29	+57.2 24/25→25/26	3257.2%	4812.7%
9	F. Murray Defensive midfielder	Wigan	27	+51.9 24/25→25/26	5251.9%	447.6%
10	M. O'Hara Central midfielder	ST Mirren	30	+44.6 24/25→25/26	5543.8%	3024.3%
11	K. Joseph Attacking midfielder	Hull City	24	+35.4 24/25→25/26	3235.4%	6941.7%
12	G. Johnston Full-back	Bolton	27	+30.6 24/25→25/26	3030.6%	439.1%
13	K. McLean Defensive midfielder	Norwich	34	+27.6 24/25→25/26	4427.6%	2812.7%
14	J. McGinn Attacking midfielder	Aston Villa	31	+27.5 24/25→25/26	4227.5%	5111.7%
15	J. Holsgrove Defensive midfielder	Estoril	26	+23 24/25→25/26	4923%	606.7%
16	D. Bates Centre-back	Standard Liege	29	+22.2 24/25→25/26	2522.2%	3313%
17	L. Shankland Centre-forward	Heart Of Midlothian	30	+21 24/25→25/26	5021%	3214.7%
18	S. McTominay Defensive midfielder	Napoli	29	+19.9 24/25→25/26	6619.9%	6119.4%
19	F. Hornby Attacking midfielder	SV Darmstadt 98	26	+18 24/25→25/26	5418%	612.9%
20	D. Harvie Full-back	Wycombe	28	+14.8 24/25→25/26	3414.8%	3812.5%
21	D. Armstrong Winger	Dinamo Bucuresti	28	+13.3 24/25→25/26	3213.3%	2736%
22	G. Docherty Central midfielder	Charlton	29	+11.4 24/25→25/26	3711.4%	435.6%
23	H. Hackney Central midfielder	Middlesbrough	24	+10.4 24/25→25/26	5510.4%	793.8%
24	E. Anderson Central midfielder	Nottingham Forest	23	+8.7 24/25→25/26	638.7%	95±0%
25	R. Deas Centre-back	Kilmarnock	26	+6.3 24/25→25/26	326.3%	434.5%
26	M. Fraser Full-back	ST Mirren	32	+1.7 24/25→25/26	301.7%	2133.9%
27	E. Erhahon Defensive midfielder	Bolton	25	-0.5 24/25→25/26	210.5%	452.8%
28	J. Armer Defensive midfielder	Burton Albion	25	-1.9 24/25→25/26	261.9%	445.2%
29	J. Penrice Full-back	AEK Athens FC	27	-2.4 24/25→25/26	362.4%	3235.6%
30	J. Grimmer Full-back	Wycombe	32	-2.7 24/25→25/26	332.7%	2319.1%
31	B. House Attacking midfielder	Lincoln	27	-3.8 24/25→25/26	233.8%	3915.6%
32	J. Mulligan Central midfielder	Hibernian	23	-6.4 24/25→25/26	316.4%	472.9%
33	J. Doig Full-back	Sassuolo	24	-7.4 24/25→25/26	257.4%	7415.3%
34	N. Devlin Defensive midfielder	Aberdeen	32	-12.7 24/25→25/26	2012.7%	2029.7%
35	B. Bannan Defensive midfielder	Sheffield Wednesday	36	-14.6 24/25→25/26	4014.6%	2312.4%
36	J. McMillan Full-back	Exeter City	28	-14.7 24/25→25/26	3414.7%	3520.6%
37	D. Hyam Full-back	Wrexham	30	-16.5 24/25→25/26	3416.5%	4520.3%
38	C. McGregor Defensive midfielder	Celtic	33	-21.1 24/25→25/26	3821.1%	2225.6%
39	K. Nisbet Centre-forward	Aberdeen	29	-21.3 24/25→25/26	3121.3%	3123.6%
40	L. Henderson Central midfielder	Sampdoria	30	-21.9 24/25→25/26	2421.9%	3538.6%
41	J. Souttar Centre-back	Rangers	29	-25.5 24/25→25/26	2225.5%	3121.2%
42	D. Love Defensive midfielder	Accrington ST	31	-30.8 24/25→25/26	2430.8%	1630.2%
43	T. Archibald Central midfielder	Leyton Orient	28	-31.9 23/24→25/26	1931.9%	3131.3%
44	N. Cadden Defensive midfielder	Hibernian	29	-33.7 24/25→25/26	1933.7%	3025.3%
45	R. Hendry Attacking midfielder	Mansfield Town	28	-34 24/25→25/26	1434%	3214%
46	K. Cameron Full-back	Bromley	29	-34.5 24/25→25/26	1734.5%	2022.7%
47	C. Adams Attacking midfielder	Torino	30	-34.6 24/25→25/26	3134.6%	4428.1%
48	B. Anderson Centre-forward	Kilmarnock	27	-37.4 24/25→25/26	2037.4%	3617.6%
49	R. Porteous Centre-back	Los Angeles FC	27	-37.7 24/25→25/26	1537.7%	3250.9%
50	R. Christie Defensive midfielder	Bournemouth	31	-38.6 24/25→25/26	2538.6%	3832.5%